Founded by English gardener John Tebbs, The Garden Edit redraws the traditional boundaries associated with shopping and the garden by bringing together a modern collection of products that embody functionality, timelessness and beauty.

The Zurich Succulent Plant Collection is one of the most impressive of its kind, covering more than 4750sqm and displaying over 6500 plants. We visited the collection and brought our good old 35mm camera.

gardens by the bay

People who think gardening is uncool are fools. One only has to witness anyone who is anyone networking over a cream tea in a beautiful garden to realise that if you want to be seen in the right places, you’ll find that the right places are often gardens.

If you want to take a leaf out of the book of the elite and see your social life flower, then here are some of the biggest events of the year for garden-lovers:

The International Trade Fair for Plants (IPM) in Essen, Germany is the world’s leading trade fair for horticulture. More than 1500 exhibitors from 50 countries will display their products and services dealing with every stage of the value chain of plants from production to garden features (28 – 31 January 2014)

The RHS Chelsea Flower Show’s line-up of prestigious gardens never fail to make headlines around the world. In addition to a wide variety of fascinating garden designs, the show offers find dining opportunities and this year, light opera by twilight (20-24 May 2014)

Holland’s annual Tulip Festival in the Noordoostpolder allows visitors to marvel at the colourful spectacle created by acres of tulip fields. A variety of special activities take place during the festival, including walks and cycles and photography exhibitions (16 April – 4 May 2014).

The RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show is in many ways similar to the Chelsea Flower Show but set in magnificent tudor surrounds. Highlights in 2013 included the butterfly dome, featuring tropical plants; practical demonstrations and conceptual gardens challenging conventional ideas about design (8-13 July 2014).

All year round, the Gardens by the Bay in Singapore offers a number of attractions including the 50m high supertree grove, and the cloud forest, a mountain covered in lush vegetation, featuring the world’s tallest indoor waterfall. (You can also read more about other gardening attractions to bring you a bit of green during the bleak midwinter here.)

99 ROOTS

99roots is all about gardening. We’ll help you to be pro without turning into your parents. We have inspirational ideas, amazing gardening products, how-to guides on pruning, advice for taking care of your little loved ones (plants, that is). We also have a Q&A section for members and of course our massive database with all the info you could ever need to help you pick your perfect plants. If that’s not enough, we’ve grouped flowers and plants into inspirational sets with tagged photos, so you can see what you’re aiming for. Some are even ready to buy and grow. You are most welcome.